Alberta canada Flashcards
1
Q
Location?
A
Alberta, Western Canada.
2
Q
Date?
A
May 2016
3
Q
Deaths?
A
0
4
Q
Causes?
A
El Nino effect warm and dry early spring conditions. Dried out ground from warm spring.
5
Q
Social impacts?
A
2400 homes/businesses destroyed.
6
Q
Economic impacts?
A
Canada’s costliest disaster, $9 billion Fort McMurray.
7
Q
Environmental impacts?
A
Water supplies contaminated by Ash. Several millions of tonnes of Co2 released.
8
Q
Local response?
A
90,000 people evacuated Fort McMurray. Organised firefighters ensured 0 deaths.
9
Q
National response?
A
state of emergency declared. Evacuees given money by government.
10
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Mitigation?
A
education programmes, trained emergency services.
11
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A
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